Useful Online Resources
1. http://www.yout. u. be.com/watch?v=skX6RnnIkuM
This is a great video to get the student's minds thinking. Use this video to remind you of all the reasons that an author writes.
2. http://www.studyzone.org/testprep/ela4/h/authorpur.cfm
This website refreshes the the student's minds with the terms and definitions about an author's purpose. It also contains interactive games for the students.
3. http://www.fcatexplorer.com/media/parent/tiplister/flash/tip210a.swf
This website is great FCAT practice for the students.
4. http://www.studyzone.org/testprep/ela4/j/authorpurposep.cfm
This is a website that students can practice identifying the reason and author writes a piece of text.
5. http://www.harcourtschool.com/activity/trophies/rsr/build1/RR_e_4_20_ae.htm
This website assesses students reading skills and gives them practice on identifying the author's purpose.
6. http://www.authorstream.com/Presentation/ttravis-57266-Authors-Purpose-Reasons-Write-Strategy-Identify-Try-Sentences-Lets-Entertainment-ppt-powerpoint/
This website provides an additional PowerPoint presentation to give the students another way to practice and see why an author writes.
7. http://www.quia.com/pop/82118.html
This is an interactive game for student to practice identifying an author's purpose.
8. http://www.studyzone.org/testprep/ela4/o/authorspurposep.cfm
This is an interactive game that has the student read a passage than decide what the purpose was for writing the passage.
9. http://www.thatquiz.org/tq/practicetest?TUAG7034
This is a quiz where students can test their knowledge and see what they need to work on and what they already know.
10. http://wps.ablongman.com/long_henry_er_1/0,7989,1130503-,00.html
This is a website that will have the students read a paragraph and have them determine the purpose of the author writing the paragraph. It is in multiple choice format.
This is a great video to get the student's minds thinking. Use this video to remind you of all the reasons that an author writes.
2. http://www.studyzone.org/testprep/ela4/h/authorpur.cfm
This website refreshes the the student's minds with the terms and definitions about an author's purpose. It also contains interactive games for the students.
3. http://www.fcatexplorer.com/media/parent/tiplister/flash/tip210a.swf
This website is great FCAT practice for the students.
4. http://www.studyzone.org/testprep/ela4/j/authorpurposep.cfm
This is a website that students can practice identifying the reason and author writes a piece of text.
5. http://www.harcourtschool.com/activity/trophies/rsr/build1/RR_e_4_20_ae.htm
This website assesses students reading skills and gives them practice on identifying the author's purpose.
6. http://www.authorstream.com/Presentation/ttravis-57266-Authors-Purpose-Reasons-Write-Strategy-Identify-Try-Sentences-Lets-Entertainment-ppt-powerpoint/
This website provides an additional PowerPoint presentation to give the students another way to practice and see why an author writes.
7. http://www.quia.com/pop/82118.html
This is an interactive game for student to practice identifying an author's purpose.
8. http://www.studyzone.org/testprep/ela4/o/authorspurposep.cfm
This is an interactive game that has the student read a passage than decide what the purpose was for writing the passage.
9. http://www.thatquiz.org/tq/practicetest?TUAG7034
This is a quiz where students can test their knowledge and see what they need to work on and what they already know.
10. http://wps.ablongman.com/long_henry_er_1/0,7989,1130503-,00.html
This is a website that will have the students read a paragraph and have them determine the purpose of the author writing the paragraph. It is in multiple choice format.